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Sociology & anthropology
Paperback. The male body in the study of gender, health, and medicalization largely has been ignored. This book presents research into the definition and regulation of masculinity by medicine. The introduction traces sociological work on medicalisation, masculinities, and the body. Editor(s): Rosenfeld, Dana; Faircloth, Christopher A. Num Pages: 272 pages, 7 illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSJ; JHBK; MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 336 x 252 x 22. Weight in Grams: 406.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Annotated
- SKU
- V9781592130986
- ISBN
- 9781592130986
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Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 31.02
€ 31.99
€ 31.02
Paperback. Editor(s): Botterill, David; Pennings, Guido; Mainil, Tomas. Num Pages: 271 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHBS; JPQB; MBS; RG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 271
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349348602
- ISBN
- 9781349348602
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Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
paperback. From bandage to the bioreactor, this book looks at five different device technologies from inception to healthcare practice, drawing on medical sociology, science and technology studies and political science. It examines 'evidence', regulation and governance processes, and diverse stakeholders in innovating the technologies that shape health care. Series: Health Technology and Society. Num Pages: 257 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHB; JKS; JPQB; MBGR; MBS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 257
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2009
- SKU
- V9781349280087
- ISBN
- 9781349280087
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.17
€ 66.17
Hardback. From bandage to the bioreactor, this book looks at five different device technologies from inception to healthcare practice, drawing on medical sociology, science and technology studies and political science. It examines 'evidence', regulation and governance processes, and diverse stakeholders in innovating the technologies that shape health care. Series: Health Technology and Society. Num Pages: 257 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHB; MBG; MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 455.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 257
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230001718
- ISBN
- 9780230001718
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Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Paperback. Num Pages: 480 pages, 60 black & white illustrations, 10 black & white tables, 55 black & white halftones, 5 bl. BIC Classification: JFFH; JHB; MBS. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 191. .
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 14th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781138668324
- ISBN
- 9781138668324
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 118.75
€ 118.75
Paperback. Herbalists, diviners, nurses, midwives, and veterinary practitioners flourished in the medical world of eighteenth-century Saint Domingue. Using Western, African, and Caribbean remedies, they treated the maladies of slaves, white residents, and animals. Num Pages: 184 pages, 8 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KJ; HBJK; JFC; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 407. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780252073212
- ISBN
- 9780252073212
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Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 23.17
€ 24.99
€ 23.17
Hardback. This topical and authoritative book examines how the regulation of doctors has been modernised by the introduction of the quality assurance process medical revalidation. In doing so, it questions if there indeed is evidence to support the argument that revalidation serves the public interest by ensuring individual doctors are fit to practice. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: JHB; MBS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Policy Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 96
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781447325444
- ISBN
- 9781447325444
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Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 29.42
€ 30.99
€ 29.42
Hardback. Uses a medical sociological framework to help us understand how young doctors fresh out of medical school enter the medical culture as junior doctors and begin the rapid professional education and intense enculturation processes. Num Pages: 192 pages, 9 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JH; JNM; MB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 168 x 19. Weight in Grams: 434.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402012389
- ISBN
- 9781402012389
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Condition: New
€ 129.29
€ 129.29
Paperback. Outlines eight issues regarding end-of-life care as seen through the lens of the Catholic medical ethics tradition. This title looks at the distinction between ordinary and extraordinary means; the difference between killing and allowing to die; criteria of patient competence; what to do in the case of incompetent patients; and, more. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: HRCC7; HRCM; JHBZ; MBDC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 227.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Georgetown University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781589011120
- ISBN
- 9781589011120
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Condition: New
€ 42.80
€ 42.80
Paperback. Medical Anthropology: Regional Perspectives and Shared Concerns surveys medical anthropology by examining the multiplicity of intellectual traditions from which it emerged, taking a closer look at the paths charted by medical anthropologists in Europe and the Americas. Editor(s): Saillant, Francine; Genest, Serge. Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 246 x 171 x 19. Weight in Grams: 604.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405152501
- ISBN
- 9781405152501
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.78
€ 52.78
Hardback. Medical Anthropology: Regional Perspectives and Shared Concerns surveys medical anthropology by examining the multiplicity of intellectual traditions from which it emerged, taking a closer look at the paths charted by medical anthropologists in Europe and the Americas. Editor(s): Saillant, Francine; Genest, Serge. Num Pages: 336 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 252 x 179 x 24. Weight in Grams: 744.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405152495
- ISBN
- 9781405152495
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Condition: New
€ 120.32
€ 120.32
Paperback. Num Pages: 478 pages, 50 halftones, 50 line illustrations. BIC Classification: JHMC; JHMP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 163 x 25. Weight in Grams: 706.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- Edition Unstated
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195308839
- ISBN
- 9780195308839
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Condition: New
€ 45.20
€ 45.20
Paperback. Integrating biocultural, environmental, and evolutionary approaches to the study of human health, this premier teaching text for medical anthropology has been updated to reflect the latest developments in the field. Num Pages: 392 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JHM; JHMC; JHMP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 552.
- Publisher
- Westview Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Sixth Edition, Sixth Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813348872
- ISBN
- 9780813348872
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Condition: New
€ 66.85
€ 66.85
Paperback. This book provides an introduction to the basic concepts, approaches and theories used, and shows how these contribute to understanding complex health related behaviour. Public health policies and interventions are more likely to be effective if the beliefs and behaviour of people are understood and taken into account. Num Pages: 184 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JHM; MBN. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 171 x 242 x 10. Weight in Grams: 314.
- Publisher
- Open University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 184
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780335218509
- ISBN
- 9780335218509
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Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 43.93
€ 43.99
€ 43.93
Hardcover. The essays included in this volume illuminate mediations of the individual-society relationship from a variety of angles, both explicitly and implicitly. They highlight the need to consider the consequences of choices made by collective decision-makers, politicians and leaders of organizations. Editor(s): Dahms, Harry F. Series: Current Perspectives in Social Theory. Num Pages: 350 pages. BIC Classification: 3JM; JFFR; JHBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 157 x 26. Weight in Grams: 578.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Emerald Group Publishing Limited
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784412234
- ISBN
- 9781784412234
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Condition: New
€ 166.96
€ 166.96
Num Pages: 288 pages, photographs (black and white), 1 map (black and white). BIC Classification: KCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 534. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804786515
- ISBN
- 9780804786515
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Condition: New
€ 66.86
€ 66.86
Paperback. A collection of essays showcasing intersections of mothering, the media, and popular culture. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: JFCA; JFSJ1; JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 28. Weight in Grams: 621.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- McGill-Queen's University Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780773539808
- ISBN
- 9780773539808
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Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 38.74
€ 41.99
€ 38.74
Hardback. .
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349949120
- ISBN
- 9781349949120
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.20
€ 128.20
Mediating Health Information: The Go-Betweens in a Changing Socio-Tech...
. Ed(S): Wathen, N; Wyatt, S; Harris, R
paperback. Welcome or not, most citizens in Western countries are unable to go through a day without receiving a dose of health information. This bookexamines the ways in whichordinary people locate and digest the amount of health information available today, focusing on the unexplored 'middle' place of human and technical mediators." Editor(s): Wathen, N; Wyatt, S; Harris, R. Series: Health Technology and Society. Num Pages: 236 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHB; JPQB; MBPC; MBS; VFX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 236
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2008
- SKU
- V9781349299386
- ISBN
- 9781349299386
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.41
€ 66.41
Hardback. Welcome or not, most citizens in Western countries are unable to go through a day without receiving a dose of health information. This book examines the ways in which ordinary people locate and digest the amount of health information available today, focusing on the unexplored 'middle' place of human and technical mediators. Editor(s): Wathen, Nadine; Wyatt, Sally; Harris, Roma. Series: Health Technology and Society. Num Pages: 236 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHB; MBP; MBS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 517.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 238
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230201200
- ISBN
- 9780230201200
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Condition: New
€ 67.37
€ 67.37
Mediating Cultural Diversity in a Globalised Public Space
. Ed(S): Rigoni, Isabelle; Saitta, Eugenie
Paperback. Through enhancing reflection on the treatment of cultural diversity in contemporary Western societies, this collection aims to move the debate beyond the opposition between ethnicity and citizenship and demonstrate ways to achieve equality in multicultural and globalised societies. Editor(s): Rigoni, Isabelle; Saitta, Eugenie. Num Pages: 202 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JFD; JFSL; JFSR; JHB; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 10. Weight in Grams: 251.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 202
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349345779
- ISBN
- 9781349345779
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Paperback. The first edition od Mediated Society: A Critical Sociology of Media is a concise text that takes a sociological approach to the study of mass media for second and third year undergraduate students. It can be used as a core text for one-semester courses or as a supplementary text for full year courses. Num Pages: 296 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBC; JFD; JHB. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 402.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press, Canada Canada
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195431407
- ISBN
- 9780195431407
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.80
€ 66.80
Hardcover. Drawing on case studies from the global South, this book explores the politics of mediated citizenship in which citizens are represented to the state through third party intermediaries. The studies show that mediation is both widely practiced and multi-directional and that it has an important role to play in deepening democracy in the global South. Editor(s): Lieres, Bettina von; Piper, Laurence. Series: Frontiers of Globalization. Num Pages: 280 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFM; JHBA; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 464.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137405302
- ISBN
- 9781137405302
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.40
€ 67.40
Paperback. Editor(s): Piper, L. Series: Frontiers of Globalization. Num Pages: 280 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTF; JHB; JHBA; JPA; JPHV; JPVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349487691
- ISBN
- 9781349487691
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.36
€ 66.36